Rack for holding phonograph-records.



No. 867,986. PATENTED OCT. 15, 1907.

v 1 C. W. LONG.

RGK FOR HOLDING PHONOGRAPH RECORDS.

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IIEEMELLI I CLAUDE WELLS LONG, OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RACK FOR HOLDING PHONOGRAPH-RECORDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed May 10,1907. Serial No. 372,996.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE WELLS LONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Racks for Holding' Phonograph-Records, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a perspective view showing a rack constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. x2 is a Vcross sectional view through the upper portion of the rack and shows the manner in which the partition rods are retained in position; and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of a portion of the rack showing the means for supporting the shelves intermediate their ends.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in racks for holding disk-shaped phonograph records.

One object of my invention is to provide a rack for the purpose described which can be built at a low cost and shipped in knock-down7 form to a dealer.

Another object is to provide a rack in which the supporting shelves are so constructed that accidental displacement of the records is prevented and dust or dirt cannot accumulate on the shelves. And still another object of my invention is to provide a rack that presents a neat and ornamental appearance and which will effectively display the records arranged therein.

Referring to the drawings which represent the preferred form of my invention, I designates the end pieces of the rack between which are arranged horizontal shelves for supporting the disk-shaped phonograph records. Each of these shelves consists of two strips 2 preferably of wood, that are mortised into the end pieces l and are arranged at slight angle to each other with a space 3 between their inner edges, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. By constructing the shelves in this manner the records et are prevented from rolling off the shelves as they will seat themselves between the oppositely inclined strips 2 and any dust or dirt that settles on the shelves will drop through the openings 3.

The rack is provided with vertical partitions to support the records in an approximately upright position, said partitions being' formed by a plurality of continuous rods 5 that extend from the top to the bottom of the rack. These rods may be either wood or metal, those herein shown consisting'of pieces of heavy wire provided at their upper ends with lateral extensions (3 that rest upon the top piece 7 of the rack; each partition being preferably formed by two rods. 'lhe strips 2 which form the shelves of the rack are supported intermcdiate their ends bya plurality of sleeves S that surround the rods 5, said sleeves preferably consistingr of short pieces of metal tubing, as shown in Fig. Il, and if desired, washers 9 can be interposed between the ends of the sleeves and the strips 2 to prevent the ends of the sleeves from cutting into said strips. ,lacks of this description can be built in large numbers at a. iactory where machine tools and other labor-saving devices are used, thereby enabling the racks to be produced at a low cost. They can then be shipped in knock-down forni to dealers who can assemble them without the aid of a skilled mechanic, the rack being assembled by simply inserting the shelf-pieces 2 in the grooves formed in the end pieces l and then dropping the rods 5 inte position, the shelf-pieces 2 being provided with holes through which the rods extend. As the rods 5 are of small diameter they will not be conspicuous so that the vertical partitions will hardly be perceptible to a person. looking at the rack, thereby Causing the rack to look as though it were filled even if there is only one record between cach partition.

Another desirable feature of my improved rack is that the shelves will not sag when they carry a heavy load as each of the shelf-pieces 2 is supported at a plurality of points intermediate its ends by means of the sleeves 8.

Preferably, pieces of molding l() are arranged at the top and bottom oi the rack to present a iii rod appearance thereto and if desired the shelf-piece 2 can be permanently connected to the end pieces l, by means of fastening devices II.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

.X knock-down rack for holdingphonograph recordsA eoniprisin.;`- end pieces and a top piece detachnhly connected 1o L'etlier, the end pieces heing provided on their inner sides with opposilely inclined groov horizontally disposed strips arranged in said grooves io I'orni shelves. a plurality oi' removable continuous rods e.\'lendin; through the shelf-pieces to forni vertical partitions, the upper ends ol' said rods heine' heut laleralhv so that they will resi upon the top piece ot' the ruck, and pieces o1' ormunenl.ll molding' at the top and bottoni oi' the ruck; substantially :is described.

ln testinn'in;Y whereof I hereunto the presence ol' Iwo witnesses. 1h07.

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